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"From the very moment I met you I loved you, I cherished your genuine heart, and that beautiful smile," Ms Lyon said.

"I was inspired by you in so many ways, my darling girl, you were so strong and so determined.

"I miss you so much, Emily. I truly do. I love how you loved my brother, the way you looked into his eyes with nothing but pure love, it was the truest thing I've ever been grateful to witness."

Maddy Louise King said Ms Collie's sudden death was "horrible".

"Rest in peace you gorgeous girl . Its horrible that something as horrible as this can happen, expecially to someone you know.. my thoughts go out to emilys family and expecially her partner "

Another friend, Kaila Grundy, was shocked by Ms Collie's death.

"Cant accept the fact that such a beautiful person has been taken away too early i feel privileged to have had a friend like you em! Emily Jayne Collie You'll never be forgotten and always will be missed fly high girl xxx"

Ms Collie was reportedly pulled unconscious from the water and lifeguards attempted to revive her but she died on her way to hospital.

Her partner Tommy told local police strong sunlight reflecting off the sea had made it impossible to see her jet-ski, leading to the crash, the Bangkok Post reported.

He suffered minor injuries.

Ms Collie previously went to Goulburn Valley Grammar School in Shepparton and was reportedly from Kyabram, a small town in Victoria's Goulburn River Valley, about 200km north of Melbourne.

A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Ms Collie's family were receiving consular assistance, but no other details would be released for privacy reasons.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian woman who died in Phuket," the spokespeson said in a statement.